Dear LORD, You in me and I in You. My joy-in-You and Your Joy-in-me become intertwined and inseparable, and I am so grateful. You infuse my soul with Joy in Your Presence; at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. Thank You, thank You all the way Home. Amen Verse for Today: “You will show […]
Our friends at PREPARE/ENRICH offer these helpful suggestions. Whether it’s cringing through an incredibly awkward social interaction or having to face one of your biggest fears, people usually don’t like to sit in those feelings for too long or seek them out too often. Of course, everyone is different. People have varying thresholds and tendencies
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O God, sometimes I just get bogged down with all the parts and particles of living. Whenever I am feeling battered by life’s trials, bring to my remembrance the crown of righteousness that is stored up for me. Please keep my focus on eternity and whatever I can do between now and then to advance Your kingdom.
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I got it LORD, Jesus, Your Love for me will never fail because You have already paid the full penalty for all my sins. It doesn’t depend on me! The more I thank You—for my salvation, Your Love, and other blessings—the more I realize how blessed I really am in YOU. Thank You for loving
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LORD, Jesus, please help me go gently through this day, keeping my eyes on You. I know You will open up the way before me as you take steps of trust along your path. Although I remain aware of the visible world around me, I want my primary awareness to be of You, please I
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Father, So often I look for safety and security in the wrong place—in the things of this world. I know better but sometimes I just don’t get it right. . .You’re teaching me that there’s a better way to feel safe and secure. Instead of trying to check everything off my list, I need to think
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O, God my Father, I seek Your face for the way of wisdom: trusting You no matter what happens in my life. It is through trust that I follow You along the right paths. There are so many things that seem random or wrong as I go along my journey home. Yet I know You are able
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My Father, as I live in closer dependence on You, Upir strone and mighty right hand does indeed sustain me, holding me up. I know You have indescribably great Power! Yet You have chosen to use Your mighty right hand not only to protect me but to tenderly lead me and help me keep going.
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Many of you have a third wheel in your marriage. It sneakily steals time and attention normally given to each other. It interrupts special and intimate moments. It exacerbates existing trust issues. Sometimes, you might even spend more time gazing at it than you do your spouse. Instead of trying to distance yourselves from it,
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Dear God, help me resist the temptation to worry—I know it’s a form of worldliness that weighs me down and blocks awareness of Your Presence. Please keep me alert to the battle that is continually being waged against my mind. I pray this as earnestly as I know how in the strong and magnificent name
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